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I got this shirt from a lady at work who said that she loved it but every time she put it on she just couldn’t see herself wearing it out of the house. After seeing me bedecked in some other sequin item she brought it to me, “You’ll love this” she promised. And I do!

It’s a cashmere tank top with sequin panels on the front. It’s crazy shiny and wearing it alone might blind someone if I stand in the sun at the wrong angle, but worn as a layer it works wonderfully.

The loose weave knit of the light sweater (can’t see it in the drawing) as the top layer let’s the sequins poke through from underneath and isn’t too heavy.

I’m squeezing the last life out of my multi-print leopard flats. This may have been the last day I wore them since they’re officially falling apart. I’m sad, but at least they got some happy wearing out of them!

For some reason sequins seem very winter to me, maybe icy and a little harsh. It is probably something I’ll phase out for the summer months, but this made a great transitional outfit.

Where did spring go? Back to something warm. Now that my closet edit is done for Spring Summer I feel safe enough to try out some of those 30-30 pieces again.

I found this scarf that I permanently borrowed from my Mom but never have gotten around to wearing. Another item that will feel too wintery in a few weeks. I loved how the color palette matched the red boots. This outfit is so basic, just the jean skirt, the plain black sweater and tights but the accessories really kept it from feeling boring (like that one did).

Pulling off the whole scarf look again, and after my sisters comments (see comments after linked post) that a scarf need not feel “stewardessy” I tried to wear it with confidence. Somewhere I read this inspiring quote, “You can change your clothes as many times as it takes to feel right, but once you walk out the door you need to rock it, because it’s confidence that really make the whole thing work.”

This sweater with short sleeves is perfect for California winters! I love this outfit. It’s not only comfortable but also cute and really functional.

The boots are wonderful, and super comfortable with a spacious toe-box. I can’t wear them every day (like my black lace-up boots) because of the color, but every time I don them, I get compliments wherever I go. A lady at Trader Joe’s stopped me in the produce department to ask where I got them! They were another Christmas present but my mom got them from Nordstrom’s and I looked this morning and they are still available. (Although the sizing is very limited at this time.)

30-30 couldn’t be over fast enough for me to get back out and do some shopping! I realized that I really need more basics on the bottom.

I found these great motocross inspired jeggings. They fit great but will need to have the waist taken in because they gap pretty badly. Since the rest of the fit was great I went ahead and got them. The nice Chinese lady down the street at the dry cleaners does a great tailoring job and she wowed me with my last pair of jeans that I took to her.

The sweater was a gift from my Mom. She was sad that she’d almost missed the sweater season but since the weather has been crazy cold here lately I assured her I would still get use out of it.

It went so perfectly with the shirt I found on sale from Free People. If you have one of these stores near you don’t be put off by the insanely hippie vibe. I wouldn’t describe my style as boho at all, but every time I go in I find something that is unique and cute and once it’s on it strikes a nice balance of artsy and cool.

The shirt and sweater matched so well, both having the same plummy purple (the purple doesn’t really show up too well in the photos because it was such a gray day) and I loved how the sweater rose a bit in the back to show off the shirts little “train.”

All my 30-30 clothes are in the hamper waiting to be washed. And I will get around to that eventually. It’s such a nice feeling to put them behind me for a bit. I feel like my options are endless now! It did really help to recalibrate my feeling of having nothing in my closet!

I took the day off to spend with my parents who were in town visiting. A morning hike and a delicious breakfast and then wandering around the mall and dinner out on the town. It was a very nice day.

My outfit transitioned from day to evening nicely with loose inspiration from Isabel Marant’s F/W ’10 show. Sequin leggings aren’t really a viable option for most of us but I loved the cropped pants with pointy shoes.

You may recall that I also have this sequin shirt in navy, yes, I own two colors of the same shirt – hey they were on sale!) You can’t really tell from the picture but they’re matte sequins which I liked.

The challenge is finally over. My friend V-Ron (she also is kind enough to take all my pictures) said that doing just 28 days is cheating since it is called thirty for THIRTY. But I assured her I was done. There were a few days where I wore more than one outfit and from a practical standpoint, I have no more clean clothes! In fact, I’m wearing a non approved black shirt under the sweater. I purposefully hid it, so that I could cheat, but I’m telling you anyway so….

It was a good month! I can’t believe I made it all the way through. It was an amazing amount of variety, though it was a pain to do laundry so much more frequently. I put together some outfits I wouldn’t have normally worn and learned what I could really use more of – basic bottoms!

I had to work today, an Oscar party at my office. I normally don’t watch the Oscars, and could mostly care less about who wins what. This is ironic given that I work in Hollywood in the oh-so-glamorous movie industry. The only thing I really like is seeing the dresses and how people put things together. I don’t have much occasion to wear floor length ball gowns but it is interesting how style choices made by stars and their stylists trickle down to us lowly masses.

I decided to wear my red dress one last time this month. But since I was running around managing the catering crew I needed to wear flats. It looks a lot less dressy with the boots, but it’s functional so I guess that’s all you can hope for on a day when you’re running around.

I love this dress and I’m so glad I got it. I think it will be a work-horse year-round, even though I’ll probably wear it out before I get tired of it – which usually happens with dresses from H&M.

Pulling off my first fully duplicate look in 25 days. I’m pretty proud of the fact that I haven’t worn the same thing twice (almost but not completely) in a month.

I love this sweater, it’s that loose weave “penniless glamour” look. You can’t see it here very well, but it’s woven with army, black, tan and metallic gold threads. I fell in love with it when I saw it but… sadly I’m not sure how long I’ll keep it. It doesn’t keep its stretch which means the sleeves just hang and don’t stay pushed up because it’s cheap (Oh, Forever 21).

Well I still love the color, so I’m not sure it’s been a complete waste of $20 or whatever it was that it cost.